Community: Digital Exploration of Interior Design

What Happened, Yo!:

-It's the grand opening of the new Subway at Greendale and Shirley, Pierce and Britta are unhappy about it, since Shirley and Pierce had been hoping to open a Sandwich shop of their own. Pierce finds a bylaw that says that 51% of any business on Greendale must be owned by a student, but Subway has brought in a student named Subway, who has sacrificed his birth identity in order to become the human embodiment of a corporation and all their values, becoming a corpo-humanoid. Pierce and Shirley try to get Britta to seduce Subway (Corpo-humanoids aren't allowed to have any romantic relationships), and though she doesn't want to do it at first, Subway takes an interest in her and she begins going along with it. She soon realizes that she's falling for Subway though and decides not to spy on him any longer, destroying a spy pen Pierce wanted her to give him. But Pierce has planted another bug in Britta's backpack and records the two of them having sex. The tape is shown to the representative from Subway, but he accepts it and decides the two of them can be involved as long as it's healthy. Seconds later though, the tape reveals that the relationship has become incredibly unhealthy and Subway is taken away, much to Britta's sadness. Later, she runs into a new Subway in the hall, who pretends that he's the same guy.

-Meanwhile, Jeff is surprised to discover that he has had a locker for the past two and a half years. When he checks it out, he finds a lot of flyers for dances, but also a hate note from someone named Kim, who calls him a self-centered jerk. Alarmed that someone he can't remember thinks he's a dick, Jeff and Annie track down the locker of the only Kim Jeff ever had a class with, only to be informed by some guy that Kim had died two weeks ago. Jeff is shocked that Kim has died before he got the chance to change her mind about him, but Annie tells him an apology doesn't work like that and gets him to apologize to her locker. Jeff offers a heartfelt apology, but is surprised to learn afterwards that the guy who told him that Kim was dead was actually Kim, and had been mad at Jeff because Jeff kept forgetting about him because of his unusual name. Jeff apologizes to him, but Annie is upset, because she thought she was doing this for a woman. She later apologizes to Jeff, but Jeff has already forgotten about Kim.

-Finally, Troy and Abed are planning to build a pillow fort (harder to make than a blanket fort) to stay in while their apartment is being exhumed, when the Dean informs them that they might have a shot at the world record for longest blanket/pillow fort. Troy wonders if they should build a blanket fort instead, since that'd be easier to reach the record with, but Abed shoots his idea down. Troy later runs into Vice Dean Laybourne, who asks if Troy has reconsidered his offer to join the air conditioning repair school. When Troy refuses again, the Vice Dean tells Troy how much Troy and Abed remind him of Inspector Spacetime and Reggie, and also how the Inspector never lets Reggie do anything for his own, implying the Inspector (or Abed) is a self-centered nerd and that Reggie (or Troy) is just a lapdog. This causes Troy to decide to break away from Abed's fort and build his own blanket fort so he can set a world record. Soon however, Troy runs out of space with 2000 square feet left to go, which is in use by Abed's pillow fort. Abed won't merge the forts, so Troy and the Dean ask Abed to tear it down. Abed decides to tear it down, but he has his own encounter with the Vice Dean, who laments how the Inspector Spacetimes of the world are always having to compromise to the Reggie's, and suggests that Abed stop trying to fit into a world run by the unremarkable. Abed refuses to tear down the fort, starting a big disagreement in the study room between the denizen's of both forts. Troy and Abed have a big fight. The Dean tries to take Abed's fort down by force, but Starburns tosses a pillow at him, which hits the blanket fort, collapsing part of it. This causes a massive pillow fight to break out between the two camps, with Troy and Abed caught in the middle. As they look at each other, both sides retreat and Abed declares the situation "To Be Continued."

-With war between Troy and Abed imminent, Vice Dean Laybourne tells an underling that Troy will soon embrace his destiny and join the air conditioning repair school.

I Like This: During my months of waiting for the return of Community, I held onto every bit of information I could find about future episodes to keep me excited, and nothing excited me more than the prospect of the Blanket Fort Civil War two-parter I had heard was happening. Now it's here, and while last night's Community only offered a prelude to the main attraction, it was a great prelude. Actually, the Pillow/Blanket fort dispute was in the background for much of the episode, with more focus on the other two stories (which I'll talk about in a minute, but I enjoyed them both.). This was effective, because we got to see this start off as a small C-plot, then watched as the forts creeped into both of the other stories in some shape or form, before it suddenly took precedence for the last couple minutes as Troy and Abed finally had their falling-out. I liked the use of Vice Dean Laybourne here, as he slowly pulled the strings to make this happen, getting Troy and Abed to realize things that were both true in a way. John Goodman has been great as the villain this season, and I hope to see more of him soon.

As for the main story though, Britta falling in love with Subway was an excellent story, really giving Gillian Jacobs a great showcase and making great use of guest star, Travis Schuldt (Keith from Scrubs!). Pierce and Shirley also had good moments throughout the story, as they went further and further to try to make their sandwich shop happen. But it'll take more than a torrid affair to take down Subway, which is good because Community was ingenious with their use of product placement, making fun of Subway, while praising it simultaneously. The idea of Corpo-humanoids is a fantastic one and I can't wait for more of this in the future. Jeff and Annie also had a good story this week, and even though it was pretty obvious that Kim would turn out to be a guy, it was still quite funny, especially when Jeff wound up forgetting him minutes after he apologized.

But...: Jeff dealing with his self-centeredness was thematically repetitive to him dealing with his narcissism last week. I'll just chalk that up to the scheduling change though.

The Bottom Line: A great episode, with lots of laughs, clever use of product placement, and some great set-up for even more awesomeness right on the horizon.

Grade: 84% (Great)

Memorable Moments

-The Dean's giant scissors breaking as he calls the new Subway Greendale's first step into the realm of the legitimate was a great gag.

-Troy: "All difficult things are better, like carrying in a disease or holding in a fart right now."

-Pierce: "Dean, I assume you are familiar with Greendale's bylaws." Dean: "I am not." Pierce: "Shirley, you do the honors. My brain starts getting weird this time of night." Jeff: "It's 10 AM." Pierce: "You're welcome." Jeff: "Uh oh."

-Jeff looks at all the flyers in his locker: "Halloween Dance, Post-Halloween Dance, Dance Contest, Contest Dance? Oh come on. What's this? Save Garrett? What's wrong with Garrett?" Annie: "Nothing now. We saved him. (Cut to Garrett having trouble with the water fountain) Jeff: "Wait, that's saved Garrett?" Garrett got plenty of screentime this week, which I also enjoyed. 

-Britta: "I am not a whore! And, not that I've done the math, but if I were, I'd be the super classy kind that gets flown to Dubai to stay in an underwater hotel."

-Kim: "Sorry to drop this on you and run, but, there's a rally for Garrett." Annie: "But, we saved him." Kim: "Did we?"

-Subway: "You should try Subway's Veggie Delite." Britta: "You should try reading George Orwell's 1984." Subway: "I have. It's a great book. It really awakened me in high school. I think kids should be forced to read it." Britta: "Me too."

-Pierce: "Top notch whoresmanship, Britta." Shirley: "Pierce!" Pierce: "Sorry, whoreswomanship. Forgot it was the nineties." Shirley: "Uh oh."

-Jeff: "Leonard, what are you doing?" Leonard: "Abed's fort needs pillows." Jeff: "But I was gonna lie there." Leonard: "And I was going to invest in IBM in 1952. But life is full of disappointments."

-Britta: "Who do you think I am? I lived in New York!" Pierce: "You never lived anywhere. You're a weapon designed for sex. You only think you lived in New York, because I implanted your memories!"

-Pierce drinking pen ink may be the sight gag of the night.

-Britta: "Subway, I love you!"

-Garrett: "There is a situation developing in the study room! I would elaborate but I am out of breath because I walked her very briskly!"

-On an unrelated note, this blog now has an official Facebook Fanpage, so I encourage you to check it out at www.facebook.com/kennysagetalkstvyo

We Have a Fanpage, Yo!

When I started this blog back in September, I didn't really have a plan for where it was going. I wasn't even sure if people would ever read it. Now several months later, the blog's been running mostly smoothly (Though I still don't have the type of regular computer access needed for maximum efficiency.) and I've noticed a huge spike (relatively speaking) in our week-to-week and month-to-month readership. So to capitalize on this and to try to build on the blog, I've launched an official Facebook fanpage, which you can see and like by visiting HERE!!!!!

I know what many of you are probably thinking: What does this Fanpage do that the blog doesn't do? Well, for starters, it allows a more informal, intimate way for me to get information across. Besides letting me post links to the latest opinions, it allows me to easily say what I'm currently working on for the blog, or if neccessary, what regular opinions are being skipped this week due to time constraints. It also allows me to give quick impressions/favorite moments on every show I get the chance to watch, including shows I want to cover on the blog, but never have the time to pull off (and there's a bunch), or shows I watch irregularly. In addition, the Fanpage gives all you regular readers a good chance to comment on things you like (and don't like) about the blog, and offer suggestions on ways to improve things, so I make it the best blog it can be.

So that's the basics on what I hope to achieve with the Fanpage. Ultimately, I'm hoping it'll provide regular readers (and possible fans) of the blog with an enhanced, more interactive, blog experience and make this blog even better? Will things work out this way? Only time will tell. So if you feel so inclined, click the above link and become a fan of Kenny Sage Talks TV, Yo! You probably won't regret it.

Memorable Moments: Bob's Burgers: Synchronized Swimming

Quicky Opinion: Synchronized Swimming was a funny episode of Bob's Burgers that told an interesting story about Linda letting the kids take advantage of her, added in lots of funny moments and brought the other story about Bob being overwhelmed by the new ice cream machine into it in a clever way, along with the Prenatal Yoga from the beginning. All in all, it was another good episode of this wonderful show. Quicky Grade: 80% (Great)

Memorable Moments

-Business of the Week: Pooka Pagodah Pooka Shell Warehouse

-Gene: "Hey mom, when you're done polishing your pelvic floor, will you check my math homework for me?" (Linda looks at it.) Linda: "There's nothing on here but a drawing of a robot." Gene: "Who's better at math than a robot? They're made of math!"

-Bob: "What about you, Tina? If your mother "helping you" do your homework?" Tina: "No.." Linda: "See?" Tina: "..But mom's been logging her dreams in my dream journal for english class." Bob: "Great, you're dreaming for her." Linda: "Oh! (Starts writing in journal) Last night I dreamed that I was breast feeding Gene again and he had a long white beard like Santa Claus. It was freaky." Gene: "That could be our next Christmas card!" Bob: "No." Gene: "Pleease?" Bob: "Noo."

-Louise: "You guys, when I'm in P.E class, I feel like I'm not living up to society's warped image of fitness. I feel like a loser." Tina: "I feel like I'm not being valued as a woman." Gene: "Me neither! I need guidance and counseling." Mr. Frond: "I'm a guidance counsellor! Come in, come in."

-The flashback to Linda making the kids do Synchronized Teeth Brushing was great.

-Special Burger of the Day #1: Shake Your Honeymaker Burger (Comes With Honey Mustard."

-Linda: "Don't you make noises at me, you Judgaroo. Go play your Judgeridoo."

-Andy: "Louise, why aren't you in P.E? Do you have lice?" Ollie: "I do! I do."

-I enjoyed the montage of the kids doing "Independent Study." The best part was probably how the kids playing in the fire hydrant made the Firemen run out of water for the big fire they were fighting.

-Linda: "Whatup, my knitter?"

-Mr. Frond: "I still have the '96 Olympics on VHS: the miracle on melted ice." Linda: "Ooh, I have Dynasty on VHS".

-Linda: "Hello kids. I had a very interesting encounter with Mr. Frond today." Louise: "You did?" Tina: "Yeah, he's a very interesting guy." Linda: "Yeah, he is very interesting Tina. He's so interesting, that he told me about your independent study." Gene: "Uhhhh, I gotta go! I- I have forgot everything outside!"

-Louise: "Tina, this is the woman who chewed your food for you when you had your tonsils out. We're not going to have to lift a finger." Linda: "Okay you two, lift your fingers!"

-Louise: "Why is Gene wearing a girl's suit?" Linda: "Because otherwise, we wouldn't look synchronized."

-Louise: "Looking good, mom! I'm learning a lot from looking!"

-Girl: "Excuse me, can I get a sample of the chocolate?" Bob: "Why would you need a sample? You don't need a sample." Girl: "But how will I know what it tastes like?" Bob: "It's chocolate. It tastes like chocolate tastes."

-Special Burger of the Day #2: "The One Yam Band Burger (Comes with Yams)

-Tina: "Marco!" Gene: "Wahlberg!"

-Ollie: "Louise said this class was a joke." Andy: "Yeah, say something funny!" Linda: "Louise, Tina, Gene, get over here now!" Andy: "Aaahh, good one."

-Gene: "Looks like someone's ready to coach independent drama."

-Louise: "The whole point of doing Independent Study was so we wouldn't have to be judged." Mr. Frond: "You're judged from the day you're born to the day you die!"

-Bob: "Summer school?" Louise: "Yeah, what's next? Summer church? Summer dentist?" Gene: "Summer visit Grandma?" Tina: "Summer camp? Wait, I go there."

-Linda: "You kids made your bed, and now you have to swim in it."

-Mr. Frond: "One upon a time, there was no such thing as math, until one brave teacher said: 'hey, what about math? I think Independent Study Synchronized Swimming will be the next.. math."

-Andy: "We're all gonna die!" Ollie: "Let's die like we were born: two minutes apart!"

-Gene: "Anthrax smells like babies!"

-Bob: "Lin, what are you doing here?" Linda: "A little cup of coffee told me to come." Bob: "I don't know what that means, but we're glad to see you."

-Gene: "Next time I do this, I'm getting an epidural!"

-Gene: "You saved our asses!" Tina: "And toned our keegals."

-Bob: "Are we just going to ignore the fact that Louise pooped in the pool?" Louise: "Ignore it? I named it. Jezebel." Linda: "Aww, my little Grand Doody."

Community: Contemporary Impressionists

What Happened, Yo!:

-Over the winter break (This episode aired out of order), Abed has developed an obsession with hiring celebrity impersonators so he can act out scenes from movies.He gets in trouble though, when Vinnie, a former French Stewart impersonator who now runs an impersonator business comes to collect the $3000 dollars Abed owes him. Abed doesn't have the money, so Vinnie says that if the study group shows up as impersonators at a Bar Mitzvah he needs people for, then the debt will be cancelled. Annie isn't sure about it, because she thinks Abed needs to face reality and it'll hurt him if the group keeps bailing him out, but Troy argues that Abed doesn't need to grow up and that he betters the group's lives by offering an alternative to reality. So they all agree to do it, but Troy becomes nervous when Vinnie tells him that if the gig doesn't go well, Abed will get his legs broken. At the Bar Mitzvah, Troy is panicked, trying to make sure everything goes smooth, but Abed would rather hang out with the other impersonators, not getting what's at staked. Somehow, everything goes well and Abed's debt is clear. but Troy gets angry when he finds out that Abed has hired more impersonators. He and Abed talk and Troy gets Abed to agree that he should trust that Troy might know best for time to time, but Abed is still not that happy and goes to the Dreamatorium by himself, where an apparition of Evil Abed appears and tells Abed that there are benefits to being alone.

-Meanwhile, Jeff has been seeing a new shrink who has prescribed anti-anxiety pills to him, but this concerns Britta, due to Jeff not having much anxiety and she warns him that he might be experiencing dangerous levels of Narcissism and that he needs to stay away from flattering situations. But, when he has to be Ryan Seacrest at the Bar Mitzvah, all the ladies go nuts over him and only make his ego worse. After a fake award show, where the Bar Mitzvah boy wins all the awards, Jeff freaks out and goes on a mini rampage of sorts, ending with him getting tranquilized by Chang and passing out on the side of the highway. The Bar Mitzvah Boy doesn't mind Jeff's episode, thinking his dad hired the Hulk. Britta picks up Jeff and he thanks her for trying to help him.

-Also meanwhile, Dean Pelton gives Chang permission to hire security interns for credit, but Chang can't find any volunteers. While he's being security at the Bar Mitzvah though, he finds that the young boys seem interested in his weaponry, so he hires them all as security interns. He also meets a Moby impersonator who resembles the Dean and considers using him to replace the Dean and make Chang even more powerful.

I Like This: Oh, Evil Abed. Contemporary Impressionists gave us something we hoped we'd never have to see, but was probably coming eventually: a crack in the relationship between Troy and Abed. And the way we got to this crack was great, with Troy trying his hardest to keep Abed from getting his legs broken, while Abed doesn't seem to get the seriousness of his situation at all. The scene where Troy has to confront Abed after he learns that Abed is still hiring impersonators has funny moments in it (Like the reference to episode 5, Advanced Criminal Law), but is mainly a dramatic scene, which is well-acted and well-presented. Never changing may be a key component of Abed's character, but it can't last forever and he and Troy both know it. Abed isn't ready to accept it yet though, which leads to his encounter with Evil Abed, who I'm willing to accept as a personification of Abed's darker side, rather than the actual Evil Abed from the darkest timeline (Although I'd probably accept that too.). The final scene with him tempting Abed into breaking off from Troy is funny, but also very intriguing, and I'm excited to see how this plays out.

The rest of the episode wasn't as dark or thought provoking as the Troy/Abed stuff, but it was still great. Jeff becoming dangerously narcissistic was funny and I enjoyed it getting worse and worse until he basically hulked out and wound up hitchhiking on the side of the road as The Lonely Man played. Britta was also good in this story, and I was glad to see the return of her Therapist ambitions, which is a good road for the character. And Pierce's slight subplot was also funny, and I enjoyed the payoff with him getting mistaken for Fat Burt Reynolds.

But...: On the fence about Chang's story at the moment, but I do think a team of children being security at Greendale is an inherently funny idea, so I'm assuming this'll just get better.

The Bottom Line: Contemporary Impressionists was another great episode of Community, which took Troy and Abed's friendship into an interesting direction and gave Joel McHale the chance for some great comedy. Man, I love this show.

Grade: 82% (Great)

Memorable Moments


-Due to the lateness of this entry, not many memorable moments that I can remember this week, but I can stil come up with a few.

-Dean Pelton: "I don't know who told you that pouting was an option with me, but all you're making me feel is a hatred for Renee Zellweger".

-The Dean's over-the-top reaction to seeing a super confident Jeff was superb. "Even his shadow!"

-Britta as white Michael Jackson was funny. Troy: "If you have anything else do say, say it in a high-pitched voice while walking backwards". Britta (In a high voice while walking backwards): "Jeff is in grave danger. Hey-eh!"

-Evil Abed: "Hi, Abed." Abed: "Hi." Evil Abed: "Where's Troy?" Abed: "In the other room." Evil Abed: "That's Okay. There are many advantages to traveling by yourself. You can drive faster, change the direction, and the only pee breaks are yours." Abed: "Are you real?" Evil Abed: "Are you?" Abed: "This is really crazy and inaccessible and maybe too dark." Evil Abed: "Maybe to them, but not to us." Abed: "Cool. Coolcoolcool." Evil Abed: "Hot. Hothothot."

Cougar Town: Something Big

(Note: Due to a time crunch, I am omitting the recap for this week. But don't worry recap lovers, it'll be back next time.)

I Like This: In a way, Something Big is a sequel to last season's two-part Hawaii episode, Something Good Coming. While the Cul De Sac crew is back home this time around, two of the major elements of Something Good Coming (Jules and Grayson dealing with Jules not wanting more kids and Laurie using her relationship with Travis to get him to come back home) return tonight in Something Big, a swell episode that brings a intriguing new element to the show in the form of Tampa, Graysons daughter. This creates an interesting conflict between Jules and Grayson, which drives the episode in an interesting way. I'm glad that the writers didn't forget about Grayson's sleeping with younger women, which was a big part of his character for much of season 1. Mom Holly is an interesting character and it's funny that she's friends with Laurie. Of course she is. And I liked the conclusion with Jules accepting the presence of Tampa, which was sweet. Also sweet was the Travis and Laurie plot. I liked Travis' speech about not being able to let himself get that flirtatious with her again and him ultimately taking part in the big step dance at the end to show that he'll never stop trying to make Laurie smile, even if things have changed was very funny and sweet. There were plenty of laughs to be had this week too, which is always nice.

But: Ellie and Bobby's story was the weakest of the night (Though still funny), and wasn't quite as interesting as the other two stories.

The Bottom Line: Something Big is another great episode of Cougar Town that introduces an interesting (and promising) complication into Jules and Grayson's relationship and brings up the fascinating possibility of a Laurie/Travis pairing once again.

Grade: 88% (Great)

Memorable Moments

-You know what would be cooler than this title card bit? A new title. Cougar Town


-Travis: "So, what brings you to the Phallus Palace?" Laurie: "That would be such a good name for a gay bar." Travis: "Then we shall find a new house name."

-Travis: "I think I'm going to ride out my last week of humiliation here in the Nut Hut." Laurie: "Nope." Travis: "Yeah, that's worse."

-Grayson: "Ohh, she wrote down Narcissist but doesn't say which one of us she means." Both: "I'm sure it's me."

-Grayson: "Thanks for using your influence at the hospital to get us these so fast." Tom: "The head nurse would only give them to me if I could beat her at arm wrestling so I had to steal it."

-Ellie: "You promised Graymond you'd have a kid but you don't want to." Jules: "You don't know that. Maybe I do." Ellie: "Then have a kid." Jules: "I don't want to."

-Grayson: "Holly let you take her?" Jules: "She yelled from the shower it was fine. I'm not even sure she knew it was me."

-Enjoyed Grayson's song about Bobby and Ellie enjoying surfing at the end.

How I Met Your Mother: The Broath

What Happened, Yo!:

-After flying under the radar for a couple weeks, Barney summons Ted to his apartment, where he tells Ted he really likes Quinn and wants to introduce everyone to her, but worrying that they'll judge her, he makes Ted take a "broath" that he won't tell the gang what Quinn does for a living. Ted soon quickly tells the gang everything, including how she initially swindled Barney and the gang becomes concerned. After meeting Quinn, they become more concerned as Quinn seems rather controlling, Lily finds evidence that Barney is planning to take her on a lavish trip to Hawaii, and Barney and Quinn announce that they're going to move in together. The gang decides they need to break the pair up, so they hold an intervention (Or Quinntervention). Barney is upset that Ted broke the broath and won't listen to them. Quinn shows up, and after Barney explains everything, she gets mad at him for not telling his friends about who she is and what she does and breaks up with him. The gang feels bad and goes to apologize to Barney, who makes them all take a broath and swear never to meddle in his relationships again. After he makes Ted and Marshall kiss though, Quinn appears and the two reveal that the whole thing has been a ruse they've been pulling to teach the gang a lesson. This makes the gang realize that Quinn is perfect for Barney, so no one objects when they reveal they actually are going to be moving in together. Later, Barney asks Quinn what it would hypothetically take to get her to stop stripping and she replies that she'd probably have to get married.

-Meanwhile, as part of the ruse, Quinn tells Ted and Robin that she will be subletting her apartment, causing the two of them to start clashing to attempt to get the apartment, as Robin is living with Patrice, who she can't stand, and Ted is living in University Housing. They both try to get Quinn to give one of them the apartment. Later, Ted asks Robin why she couldn't just back off when things haven't been going so well for him, but Robin points out that things haven't been going well for her either and that she's pretty sure she's getting fired at the end of the week. Robin wants things to go back to normal, but Ted doesn't think he can do that. Later, when Quinn tells them that the apartment actually is up for grabs they both decline on it. Robin learns that she's not being fired at all, but instead has been promoted to Sandy Rivers Co-Anchor and it comes with a massive raise, which she uses to buy a fancy new apartment. This leaves Ted free to have Quinn's. Ted and Robin agree to go back to normal, but it's still awkward and Future Ted reveals that it was a while before he saw Robin again.

-Also meanwhile, Lily points out to Marshall that he can't tell sex stories about "some girl he was once with", because she's the only girl he's ever been with. Marshall starts passive-aggressively telling more sex stories so Lily starts fighting back. Things get awkward though when Marshall tells a story about getting to second base during a school production of Peter Pan and Lily realizes that that was a different girl. She gets upset, but Marshall later reveals that he exaggerated the details of his story and only wanted to have one cool sex story that wasn't about Lily. Lily understands and they make up.

I Like This: The Broath was a fine episode of How I Met Your Mother with plenty to like about it. I enjoy a good con episode, and it was presented well here, actually fooling me into thinking that Barney and Quinn had broken up before the big reveal. Quinn once again proves to be an interesting character and a good match for Barney, and it's always nice to see the gang throw an intervention. (Or, rather, a Quinntervention. That joke never got old for me at least.). I also enjoyed that the episode addressed Ted and Robin's current living situations and that the show is still taking the fallout from No Pressure quite seriously. And Ted being annoyed by three familiar-looking college students named Ned, Martin, and Millie was probably the best joke of the night, though the photo of a tall, teenage, Marshall falling out of his Peter Pan flying harness and preparing to land on one of the girls on-stage was pretty great. There was also some good gags this week, like Barney apparently having a monk guy.

But...: I'm not sure presenting Quinn as a bad person for most of the episode was a good move. Even though it was all a trick,  it still doesn't help us view Quinn as someone we'd like to see Barney end up with, especially since the ending sets up that this is a very real possibility. Accelerating their relationship to having them move in together on her third episode on the show is fine and probably necessary, but I hope the writers don't forget Quinn should be a sympathetic character, if they want the fans to care about her and her storyline. Also, Robin's worrying about being fired was a failed attempt to add some drama to that story, as it was already revealed that she'd be getting promoted at some point.

The Bottom Line: The Broath was a fairly solid episode of HIMYM, which moves the seasons story along further once more. Let's just hope that they remember to make Quinn likeable at some point.

Grade: 75% (Good)

Memorable Moments

-The runner about Lily being attracted to Robin still continues to be funny, as Lily first tells a story about Marshall not wanting to consider a three-way with her best friend, and later gets into it when Barney makes her and Robin kiss.

-Lily: "Marshall, you can’t tell sex stories about this chick because everyone knows it’s me. I’m the only woman you’ve ever been with". Marshall: "It’s not fair. The guys are always telling their stories, and I can top every one of them. Baby, you’re like 20 slutty chicks all rolled into one". Lily: "Sweet talk is not going to change my mind."

-Barney: "Fine, I'll fill her in and I am so angry, I am not even going to make a joke about filling her in, which I did three times last night. Self five!"

-The second Broath: "I, one of Barney’s best friends, promise never to interfere with his personal life again unless its an issue of health, national security, or he’s about to get up on a fatty."

-Ted: "And then we agreed to go back to normal. I'm starting to wonder if we can ever really just be friends. Anyway, that's the story of me and Robin, 2005 to the present. What do you think?" Martin: "I think your stories are wayy to long." Ned: "I feel bad for his future kids, dude." Ted: "Hey, my kids are going to love my stories. They're going- they're going to love my stories."

Memorable Moments: The Simpsons: Them, Robot

Quicky Opinion: Them, Robot was a funny episode of Simpsons, which offered some (Though not enough for my tastes) good satire about the state of the economy and had a pretty good story about Homer trying to work with robots, only to inevitably reprogram them to try to kill them after they won't let him drink beer because of their prime directive. Many of the jokes were good here and the story worked well enough. All in all, a pretty solid week for The Simpsons. Quicky Grade: 78% (Good)

Memorable Moments

-I enjoyed the cold open, which shows how much the economy has changed since 1989. And the various allusions to things that happened to The Simpsons in those various years (Michael Jackson, Stampy, and the return of Plopper among other things) was good too.

-Homer: "Thank God it's TGIF!"

-Enjoyed the live band Burns has Smithers conduct to kick off afternoon announcements and Homer's Super D'oh, which results in the desturction of the newly rebuilt Washington Monument, the Museum of Sight Gags and Gil, apparently. His dominoes are fine though. Train Conductor: "I told them to make these tracks D'oh proof."

-Homer: "A weekend without drinking is no big deal. I did it when I was in that alcohol induced coma!"

-Lisa: "You promised to help me write a Haiku." Homer: "Why did I do that? It sounds so dull and boring. What was I thinking?" (Cut to Lisa who's written all this down as her haiku.) Lisa: "Thank you."

-Employee Drug Testing Today. Tomorrow: Tequila Tuesday.

-Homer: "Oh Lord, I have once again besodded my liver with thy fermented gifts. If you can weasal me out of this physical, I will blow your mind by doing something incredibly holy. At some point. Amen. Now to mumble in a religious fashion."

-Mr. Burns: "This Trap Door App works like a charm." Other apps on Mr. Burns Ipad include Am I Alive?, Ukulele Hero, Google Naps, Captain Billy's Whiz-Bang and Angry Burns.

-Mr. Burns: "This is the last time I pay the price for the irritating mortality of the human worker. Smithers, it's time to restaff with the super intelligent Kangaroo's we've been breeding." Smithers: "I'm sorry sir, but they just filled their pouches with office supplies and hopped away." Mr. Burns: "Even the Joeys?" Smithers: "You know sir, there is a more high-tech solution." Mr. Burns: "More high-tech than Kangaroos?"

-Homer's reaction to the robots: "Aah! Comic-Con nerds!"

-Mr. Burns: "I give you permission to shake your fists in anger twice. (They all do that) I didn't say Monty Says. Now I have cause to terminate."

-Mr. Burns: "Now get out!" Carl: "You didn't say Monty says." Mr. Burns: "This is no game!"

-Homer: "Mr. Burns, before I leave, I've got a few things to get off my chest! One! I like the new microwave in the break room. Just push popcorn, you don't have to know how long. Two! Replacing us with robots is heartless and dispicable! Three! How about a farewell party with a caricature artist? You know, it's something both kids and adults can enjoy. So to sum up: Nicely done, we hate you, and food for thought."

-Mr. Burns: "As it turns out, there is one job available, but be forewarned: it promises naught, but soul-crushing boredom." Homer: "Does the chair lean back like this? (He leans far back)" Mr. Burns: "Yes." Homer: "Woohoo!"

-Moe: "Homer, show a little more sensitivity around these jobless washouts, eh?"

-Homer: "I'm miserable there. I'm all alone and when there's some problem due to human error, guess who gets blamed." Lenny: "Homer? You know what I'm playing for ya? The world's smallest violin. And now I gotta sell it, just to make rent!"

-The Android's Dungeon: Androids Not Welcome.

-First Church of Springfield: We've Run Out of Consoling Phrases

-The flashback to the arrival of Mr. Burns and the origin of Moe becoming ugly on the outside was pretty funny.

-Smithers: "Fine. We will not be reading Death in Venice today." Clas: "Ooooooh." Kearney: "Someone's in a mood!"

-Homer: "What happened to you guys? You used to be cool." Robot: "We are the same temperature we have always been."

-Robot: "We cannot take the inferior one." Milhouse: "My heart makes up for my shortcomings. Like Rudy!" Robot: "Rudy was only put in at the end of a meaningless game." Different Robot: "We will notify you if this game becomes meaningless."

-Homer: "That could've been MY motherboard lying in the street."

-Robot: "Alcohol is harmful to humans." Homer: "Yeah, yeah, save your breath." Robot: "We have no breath. Different Robot: "We do vent Nitrogen once a year". Robot: "You do not want to be around for that."

-Flanders: "Uh, Homer, I'm afraid this is the part of God's perfect plan where you are murdered by robots." Homer: Flanders, I don't judge a robot by the colour of their eyes. I look at their hands, which have turned into buzzsaws.

-Robots: "Eliminate impediment. Eliminate-" Homer: "Just say 'kill me' jerks!" Robots: "Kill him. Kill him."

-Lisa: "Dad! They can only go three miles an hour!" Homer: I'm doomed! Can they climb stairs?" Lisa: "With great difficulty." Homer: "I'm doomed!!"

-Mr. Burns: "There's one thing man has that machines can never match: hounds!"

-Mr. Burns: "Ahh, the Solarium. We'll be safely cornered in this glass room with one door."

-Homer: "Before we die, can you tell me how old you really are?" Mr. Burns: "Well, it has 4 digits..."

-Lenny: "Unemplyed Springfielders to the rescue!" Carl: "And underemployed!"

-Smithers: "To Servos with love!"

-Homer: "Guys, thank you! The words 'prime directive' get thrown around a lot these days, but I'm glad yours was saving me. The saddest part is none of this had to happen if Mr. Burns had simply trusted the human worker. Or, if someone, anyone, had told me that robots were incapable of human feelings." Robot: "I told you precisely that fact, 1582 ti- (Bart takes his head off)"

-Mr. Burns: "You're all hired back- as temps!"